The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:

I love you, O Lord, my strength.

For all his rules were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.

This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,

May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah

May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans!

May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.

All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast;

I can count all my bones— they stare and gloat over me;

You who fear the Lord, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.

All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.

All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.

Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds.

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.

And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach, especially to my neighbors, and an object of dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me.

Love the Lord, all you his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.